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Emerald Mound
Plaquemine Mississippian Emerald phase 1250–1600 CE · Plaquemine (Natchez)
Second-largest mound in N America, 10.7 m terraced pyramid, 1250–1600 CE.
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Plaquemine Mississippian Emerald phase 1250–1600 CE · Plaquemine (Natchez)
Second-largest mound in N America, 10.7 m terraced pyramid, 1250–1600 CE.
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Mississippian Pisgah & Qualla phases (1000–1450 CE) · Mississippian (Pisgah, later Cherokee precursor)
Three-mound Mississippian Pisgah phase (1000–1450 CE) center at Garden Creek confluence with Pigeon River, southern Appalachians: Mound 1—platform 35×25 m base, 3.5 m high with two-stage summit…
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Mississippian (Thruston phase 1000–1370 CE) · Mississippian (Middle Cumberland – Thruston)
Mississippian mound-and-village on Mansker Creek near Nashville: platform mound 6 m high (50×35 m) rebuilt four times, truncating earlier Woodland component; village 4 ha with 300+ stone-box graves,…